"What's distinctive about Catholics and politics is our ancient idea of the common good. We measure that by how the working class and poorest among us are doing."
"Government, for us Catholics, is obliged to be caring. It's obliged to serve and to help build the country as whole. President Obama 'gets' this at a deep level."
So said Stephen Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at Catholic University of America.
Schneck has joined a number of other prominent Catholics as national co-chairs for "Catholics for Obama"
The complete list:
Former State Rep. Polly Baca, Colorado
Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, Washington, D.C.
Rep. Xavier Becerra, California
Nicholas Cafardi, Pennsylvania
Former Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, Pennsylvania
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut
Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois
Miguel Foster, Michigan
Thomas Groome, Massachusetts
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio
Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Massachusetts
Victoria Kovari, Michigan
Sr. Jamie Phelps, Louisiana
Gov. Martin O'Malley, Maryland
Former Rep. James Oberstar, Minnesota
Lawrence Parks, Washington, D.C.
Fred Rotondaro, Washington, D.C.
Rep. Tim Ryan, Ohio
Stephen Schneck, Washington, D.C.
John Sweeney, Maryland
Mark Tuohey, Washington, D.C.
SOURCE:
Obama campaign unveils its 'Catholics for Obama' 2012 team | National Catholic Reporter
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